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Key FactsBluesky Reports More Than 15 Million Users
Nov 16, 2024 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
  • The company said the recent influx, mainly from North America and the UK, helped lift its worldwide user base from 9 million in September to more than 15 million.

  • Bluesky began as a project within Twitter in 2019, became independent in 2021 and is now primarily owned by its chief executive, Jay Graber.

  • The platform lets users choose the algorithm shaping their feeds, create customised feeds, use website addresses as handles and detach their posts from unwanted quote posts.

  • Anti-hate-speech campaign groups and the EU warned about misinformation and extremism on X, while users also reported an increase in bots.
  • open and decentralised standard for social media
    — Jack Dorsey, announcing in 2019 that Twitter would fund developers to create an open and decentralised standard for social media.